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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Object Details

Artist
Manierre Dawson, American, b. Chicago, Illinois, 1887–1969
Provenance
Estate of the artist, to 24 May 1978
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John Gedo, Wilmette, Illinois, 24 May 1978
Exhibition History
MONTROSS GALLERY, New York. Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings, 2-23 February, 1914, no. 4, ill.
DETROIT MUSEUM OF ART, (Detroit Institute of Art). Exhibition of Modern Art, 1-14 March, 1914, no. 6.
CINCINNATI MUSEUM. Special Exhibition: Modern Departures in Painting; "Cubism" "Futurism" etc., 19 March-5 April 1914, no. 6.
PEABODY INSTITUTE, Baltimore. Special Exhibition: Modern Departures in Painting; "Cubism" "Futurism" etc., 15 April-15 May 1914, no. 4.
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Chicago. Manierre Dawson (1887-1969) A Retrospective Exhibition of Painting, 13 November 1976-2 January 1977. TOUR: UNIVERSITY OF INDIANA ART MUSEUM, Bloomington, 18 January-20 February 1977; UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ART GALLERY, College Park, 29 March-1 May 1977.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Images of Children, 17 August-4 November 1979, no cat.
HOLLIS TAGGART GALLERIES, New York. Manierre Dawson, American Pioneer of Abstract Art, 1-30 October 1999, no. 6.
Published References
DAWSON, MANIERRE. Journal (26 December 1908, 6 December 1913), pp. 1, 41, in Manierre Dawson Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Microfilm no. 64, frames 923, 963.
KELSEY, W.W. "You'll Swear You've Got 'Em If You See Futurists' Display," The Detroit Times (2 March 1914), p. 5.
ZILCZER, JUDITH K. "The World's New Art Center: Modern Art Exhibitions in New York City, 1913-1918," Archives of American Art Journal 14, no. 1 (1974), fig. 3.
GEDO, MARY M. "Manierre Dawson: The Prophet in His Own Country," American Art Review, December 1979, ill. p. 70.
ZILCZER, JUDITH. "Arthur B. Davies: The Artist as Patron," American Art Journal 19, no. 3 (1987), p. 60, fig. 6.
A Child's World, The Smithsonian Engagement Calendar for 1980 (Universe, 1979).
PLOOG, RANDY J., MYRA BAIRSTOW, and ANI BOYAJIAN. Manierre Dawson (1887-1969): A Catalogue Raisonné (Jacksonville, Florida: The Three Graces, in association with Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York, 2011), no. 1907.05, colorpl. p. 52; ill. p. 129.
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John Gedo, 1978
1907
Accession Number
78.63
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
20 1/8 x 28 1/8 in. (51 x 71.3 cm)
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School
Early American Modernism
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Record ID
hmsg_78.63
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py247fa236c-e822-4f14-8996-16a1702560dd

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